ENPI-SEIS (2010-2015) and ENI SEIS II (2016-2020)

[Update: 28 June 2016] CONTINUATION OF COOPERATION ON SEIS WITH EU NEIGHBOURS:

Two new 4-year projects (February 2016 - January 2020) implementing the Shared Environmental Information System principles and practices in the Eastern Partnership countries (ENI SEIS II East) and the ENP South Region (ENI SEIS II South) are now being implemented by the EEA.

The ENPI-SEIS project, implemented by the European Environment Agency since 2010, gets to end on 31st March 2015. The aim of this project was to engage countries of the European Neighbourhood in regional cooperation to improve national capacities for managing and sharing environmental data and information.

The main achievements and outcomes of this cooperation can be found in:

We are looking forward to meeting you soon and continuing our fruitful cooperation.

For now, once again thank you very much, and see you soon!

ENPI-SEIS Team

The European Environment Agency (EEA) was assigned by European Commission Directorate-General EuropeAid Co-operation Office (EC/DG EuropeAid) to carry out a project for gradually extending the Shared Environment Information System (SEIS) principles to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) South and East neighbours and the Russian Federation. The ENPI-SEIS project aims to improve environmental monitoring and data and information sharing by gradually extending the SEIS principles to the European neighbourhood.

The main outcomes of the ENPI-SEIS project will address the three SEIS components — cooperation, content and infrastructure — through enhanced networking with the national capacities on environmental information. Furthermore, it will promote open, public access to information through compatible and freely available exchange tools.

The overall goal of the project is to promote the protection of the environment in the countries of the ENPI area. In order to achieve this, the project aims towards a set of measurable and specific objectives:

to identify or further develop environmental indicators and scorecards suitable for the design and review of environmental policies, supporting the monitoring and compliance with various national, regional and international obligations and targets;

to improve capacities in the field of monitoring, collection, storage, assessment, and reporting of environmental data in the relevant environmental authorities including the national statistical systems, in compliance with reporting obligations to international agreements and in coordination with relevant regional initiatives;

to set up national and regional environmental information systems in the countries of the ENP area that are in line with the EU Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS), and